> But what actually happens is our free-market society doesn't give a shit.

Maybe in the US, but in other countries those things actually happen. It's a political issue, not a moral issue with technology.

> It could actually turn out that AI sacrifices 100 engineering jobs for 10 low-level service or prostitution jobs and a crap-ton of wealth to those already rich.

That's where wealth redistribution (Taxation) comes in. The USA is not good at progressive taxation, but everyone could be better off if it were implemented properly.